Additive Manufacturing Guides
In this section, you will find detailed and data-supported additive manufacturing guides and maps to help you assess the best business opportunities.
The additive manufacturing guides and maps published here are based on findings from VoxelMatters’ market studies and can leverage unique data from VoxelMatters’ growing database, including thousands of different additive manufacturing hardware, materials and printed parts products.
We will continue to expand our additive manufacturing guides and maps to include key information on all core additive manufacturing segments, including metal, polymers, ceramics and composites additive manufacturing, as well as related segments such as construction 3D printing, bioprinting and more.
The additive manufacturing guides explore specific products of families of products to help AM industry operators visualize key market trends and assess market opportunities, supported by 3dpbm Research market data.
Additive manufacturing maps are based on the VoxelMatters Directory, the largest index of additive manufacturing-related companies in the world and offer a complete overview of every relevant operator and technology in a particular AM market segment.
Because VoxelMatters operates as both an industry news outlet, reporting daily on all AM industry activity around the world, and as a market research firm, conducting ongoing in-depth analyses of the AM industry, AM technologies and vertical application segments, our guides and maps are uniquely positioned to guarantee the highest accuracy and validity of the information presented.
If you would like to learn more about these publications, request a custom guide, or propose a topic for further exploration in one of our guides and/or maps, reach out to editorial@voxelmatters.com.
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ASTM releases AM In-Situ Technology Readiness report
ASTM International, a global standards organization, has released the new Strategic Guide: Additive Manufacturing In-Situ Technology Readiness report. This comprehensive report is the culmination of the second Specialty Workshop series…
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All about TPU and other thermoplastic elastomers for 3D printing
Polyurethanes are one of the most versatile polymers in use today. They are used in a wide variety of applications to create all manner of consumer and industrial products. Polyurethanes…
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Everything you need to know about polymer powder bed fusion
Polymer powder bed fusion 3D printed parts are used in multiple segments, from aerospace to automotive. At the same time, the ability of high-productivity processes such as SLS, MJF, HSS…
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The state of bioprinting
We have been covering 3D bioprinting for nearly a decade, starting back when the bioprinting industry began to expand beyond high-end systems used exclusively for academic research into a young…
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The VoxelMatters map of ceramic AM technologies and companies
All commercially available ceramic AM technologies in the VoxelMatters map of ceramic AM (from 3dpbm’s just-released report on Ceramic AM Opportunities and Trends) are based on processes that bind ceramic…
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The new map of composites additive manufacturing technologies
This new VoxelMatters Map of Composites Additive Manufacturing Technologies and companies is meant as a base to help users make sense of all the different paths through which composites AM…
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VoxelMatters’ new map of bioprinting technologies and companies
In VoxelMatters’ AM Focus on Bioprinting—and the eBook edition that was released on March 2022—we took a deep dive into the different bioprinting technologies that are commercially available today. Starting…
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Everything about today’s PAEK and PEEK 3D printing market
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a high-performance, engineering thermoplastic characterized by an unusual combination of properties. These properties range from high-temperature performance to mechanical strength and excellent chemical resistance. PEEK 3D printing…